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Wading through fake 2200mAh batteries the occasional genuine one is either sold out or won't ship to Europe (I live in the Netherlands). Does anyone know where I can get one cheap and ships to .nl? I don't really need the repackaged one from the end of 2007 that has the extra battery covers, the old, 2005 one is fine.

Any personal help from local Americans/Canadians (where these batteries are sold) is welcome.

Fake ones are pretty easy to spot once you've got some reference images:

More pictures, this time taken by me, in this post. The easiest way to tell is the '20% UP' logo left of the battery on the package; when it's there it's fake. The genuine says 'UP TO 20% / JUSQU'À 20%'.

But a Google search on 'Datakits experiences' shows me lots of angry customers, so I don't want to take the risk. You can pay with PayPal though, so maybe some kind of dispute/buyer protection thingy may resolve problems in case they arrive.

...two 35g pieces of a rusty iron strip sticked by doubleside adhesive tape to batteries... for weight and solidity. ;-D Or it can be new chinese topsecret technology which allows to do of 2000mAh batteries 12000mAh...

It not a joke! Open the case and will see, then can unstick and throw out them - the device
will lose 70 gram of unnecessary weight.

But a Google search on 'Datakits experiences' shows me lots of angry customers, so I don't want to take the risk. You can pay with PayPal though, so maybe some kind of dispute/buyer protection thingy may resolve problems in case they arrive.

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Thanks for this.

I do have PayPal so I went ahead and bought it.
Will make pictures when it arrives and request further details whether its a genuine one or not.

Yeah, you'll need to buy a battery cover so bigger sized batteries like this one can be properly used in a Slim&Lite. DealExtreme.com sells them for about $4 each.

Fission: I still don't dare to try and order from them, they haven't responded to my e-mail asking if it really is genuine for about 2 weeks now, plus there's this shitload of stories I read of ppl who have bad experiences with them..

Your order has been dispatched
We send all items via Royal Mail Recorded Delivery or Parcel Force.
Please allow up to 5 days before following up this order.
Your order should arrive no later that this time.

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Now if I get this tomorrow - I will post pictures and stuff.
We have bank holiday on Monday so if it doesn't arrive tomorrow it will be on Tuesday

Yeah, you'll need to buy a battery cover so bigger sized batteries like this one can be properly used in a Slim&Lite. DealExtreme.com sells them for about $4 each.

Fission: I still don't dare to try and order from them, they haven't responded to my e-mail asking if it really is genuine for about 2 weeks now, plus there's this shitload of stories I read of ppl who have bad experiences with them..

Please post some feedback if you get it and if it's genuine or not.

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If you get the reply from DealExtreme,
please tell me too.
It is so cheap.
But I don't trust fake ones.

Yeah, you'll need to buy a battery cover so bigger sized batteries like this one can be properly used in a Slim&Lite. DealExtreme.com sells them for about $4 each.

Fission: I still don't dare to try and order from them, they haven't responded to my e-mail asking if it really is genuine for about 2 weeks now, plus there's this shitload of stories I read of ppl who have bad experiences with them..

Please post some feedback if you get it and if it's genuine or not.

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If you get the reply from DealExtreme,
please tell me too.
It is so cheap.
But I don't trust fake ones.

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Um, DealExtreme only sells fake batteries and battery covers, I e-mailed Datakits about their battery.

/edit: aw hell, I just ordered one too. It'd be sour to read you've got it, it's genuine and sold out by that time. 20GBP/25EUR is nice, and there's PayPal protection which I hopefully works but won't have to use. I'll post results here when I receive it. Hopefully the battery's been kept in good conditions